Handgrip testing machine



April 4, 1933. G. M. RAMSEY HANDGRIP TESTING MACHINE Filed June 26, 19314 Sheets-Sheet 1 JNVENTOR ATTORNEY April 4, 1933. e. M. RAMSEY HANDGRIPTESTING MACHINE Filed June 26, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Mflamsey,

A-TTORNEY April 4, 1933. M RAMSEY 1,903,352

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ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 4, 1933 J v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE EANDGRIP'rns'rmc MACHINE- Application filed June 26, 19in. Serial No. 547,099,.

The invention relates to a grip testing ma- Figure 3 is a sectional viewon the line chine and more especially to a coin controlled 33 of Figure1 looking in the direction of hand grip testing apparatus. the arrow. r

The primary object of the invention is the Figure 4 is a sectional viewon the line 5 provision of a machine or apparatus of this 44 of Figure 3looking in the directionof character wherein the same constitutes an thearrow. i H v improvement over the subject matter of an igure 5 is asectional view on thefline application forv patent filed on or about 55of F lgure 3 looking in the directionof August 1, 1930, bearingSerialNo. 472,413, so the arrow. J t 1 A 10 that the said machine will operateto lend F igure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view amusement thereto andattractiveness while on the line 6-6 of Figure 5 looking in the in 1direction of'the arrow Another object of the invention is the pro-Figure 7, is a sectional ,view on' the line vision of a machine orapparatus of this char- 7- -7 of Figure 5 looking the direction of 5acter where-in the testing mechanism when he arrow.

operated will actuate images visible from Figure 8 is a sectional Viewon the'line. without the machine and in this instance the 8-8 of Figure3 looking in the direction of images are imitative of butting goatswhich thearrow. I will automatically perform when the grip lg re 9 is asectional view onthe line. testing mechanism is inaction and thus af- 9-9 of F igure 3 looking in'the direction of 0 ford entertainment duringthe test. 7 the arrow. 6 h A further object of the invention is the l la reference a s i e rprovision of a machine or apparatus of thisresponding parts throughout the several character wherein theconstruction thereof VieWS in the drawings. is novel in form andgenerally improves'the- Referring to the drawings in detail, mechanismconstituting the subject matter of designates generally the casing, thetop 10 the application filed on or about August 1, of which ispreferably stepped so that its" 1930, hearing Serial No. 472,418, withresultfront or fore portion will be in a lower. plane ant efficiency fortest purposes. than its rear portion and therebetween is a. 30 A stillfurther ob 'ect of the invention is the f rwardly inclined riser 11 forthe displayprovision of a machine or apparatus of this ingthereon ofsuitable reading matter in full character which is comparatively simplein vi wof the user of the machine. The rear construction, thoroughlyreliable and efficient Wall back 12 Of he casing is extended in itspurpose, neat and attractive in appearpwa y a COIlSideffible i tance aabove ance and serving as an amusement device, thetop 10 of said casingand thereon at its strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacforwardface is carried a scale plate 13 with ture. I which is associated atube/14 of glass,'the With these and other obj ct in i th latter and thesaid scale 13 being so arranged invention consists in the features ofconstrucas o he i i V 0f 7 t mom t Th tion, combination and arrangementof parts scale plate 13 is suitably marked with graduaas will behereinafter more fully described in tions and indicia indicative of griptest and detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawappropriatetherefor. A substantially spherings, which disclose the preferredembodiical member 15 is located at the lower end of ment of theinvention, and pointed out in the the tube 14 and suitably colored, forexample claims hereunto appended. red, to indicate mercury in the bulbpart of In the accompanying drawings a thermometer to give a realisticcharacter to Figure 1 is afront elevation of the math e l4 s a temp raur r e e chine or apparatus constructed in accordance Within t c i g A011 e back 1 re with the invention. wall 12 thereof beneath the scaleplate 13 Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. is a guide plate 16, thelatterhaving cut and made. fast the lower end of an indicator column 22,the latter being slidable through the member 15 into the, tube '14: "andthis column is colored indicative of a mercury column and is designed tocoact with the markings on the scale plate 13 in the operation of themachine or apparatus.

Carried by the guide plate 16 is a bell 23, the supporting stem 24 ofwhich is anchored in the said plate and spaced to one side of the guiderods '18 carried thereby. Movably connectedwith the guide plate 16 is atrip plunger 25, the lower end portion being formed with an elongatedslot 26 receiving guide pin 27 projecting from the plate 16,

while the upper portion of said plunger 25 is provided with a clearanceslot 28 for the stem 24 of the bell 23, the plunger 25 being tensionedthrough the medium of a coiled retractile spring 29 connected theretoand to the plate 16. j v V The plunger 25 carries at its upper end anarm 30 disposed at right angles thereto and with which. are pivoted at31 theactuating links 32 fora pair of automatically perform ing images33, these being arranged on opposite sides of the scale plate 13 and areexposed above the high part of the top 10, in this instance the imagesbeing imitative of butting goats. The images 33 are supported uponswinging levers 34, the lower ends of which are connected by pivots 35to the back or rear wall 12' of the casing within the latter the links32 being pivoted at 36 to these swinging levers 34. On movement of theplunger 26 the images 33 will automatically perform to move toward andaway from each other according to the direction of movement of saidplunger.

The arm 30 0n the plunger 25 'hasmounted thereon a spring tensioned bellclapper 37 for the. sounding of the bell 23 on the trlpplng of theplunger 25 in a manner presently de-.

scribed.

vCarried by the ledge 20 of the carriage or runner 19 is a spring"tensioned tripping member 38 which is adapted to intermittentlyv engageand release latching lips 39, these being formed on the plunger 25 andare spaced a determined distance apart longitudinally thereof thespacing being synchronous with pronounced scale markings on the scaleplate 13 so that when the column 22 reaches these points of the scaleplate the plunger 25' will be actuated by the tripping member 38 whereby the bell 23 will be sounded by the bell clap-per 37 for the ringingof the bell according to the positioning of the column 22 with relationto the scale plate 13. The slots 26 and 28 in the plunger 25 move thelatching lips 39 into and out of the path of the tripping member 38 forthe automatic latching and releasing of the plunger. Thus as the runneror carriage 19 moves upwardly the tripping member 38 will strike thelowermost or first latching lip 39 on the plunger 25 and thus raise thelatter and as the plunger move-s upwardly it recedes laterally wherebythe tripping member 38 will disengage with the latching lip 39 and thespring 29 acting upon the plunger will pull it downwardly and thus causethe bell clapper 37 to strike the bell 33 for the sounding thereof. Onthe continued'upward movement of the runner or carriage 19 the trippingmember 38 will again engage the next confronting latching lip 39 andthus the bell clapper 37 will strike the bell when the tripping member38 and latching lip 39 are disengaged and the spring 29 then becomesactive upon the plunger for the second stroke thereof and the secondsounding of the bell. It is of course understood that any number oflatching lips 39 may be provided on the plunger and in this way varioussoundings of the bell 23 may be had when the machine or apparatus is operated.

The plunger 25 at its lower end is protudinal center of the casing Awith the heads of said images in butting attitude with re spect to eachother and these images 33 will perform synchronously in the working ofthe plunger 25 as it will be apparent that when the plunger is raisedthe images are swung outwardly away from each other and on the loweringof said plunger they will approach one another and on intervalstherebetween the said images will be passive or at rest. I

A link 41 connects the runner or carriage 19 with a lever 42 which iseccentrically pivoted to a curved plate 43 arranged in the front portionof the casing adjacent the top" thereof. A second curved plate 44: isslidably supported on the first plate by the pin and slot connectionsshown generally at 45 so that said plate 44: can move rearwardly and adepending arm 46 onthe top plate is connected by a link 47 to the lever12. so that as the plate 44: moves forwardly, the lever 42 is swungupwardly, thus causing the link 41 to raise the carriage or runner 19and thereby move the column 22 upwardly through the glass tube 14.

A substantially V-shaped partition 48 is arranged in the rear part ofthe casing and is slotted as shown at 49 and the lever passes throughthis slot which forms guiding means for the lever.

A vertically arranged bar 50 has its lower end supported by a bracket 51connected with the bottom of the casing adjacent the front thereof andthis bar passes through holes in the lower plate 43 and in the cover ortop 10 and it also passes through an elongated slot 52 in the top plate44. A parallel bar 53 is arranged in front of the bar 50 and passesthrough an elongated slot in the cover, a hole in the top plate and anelongated slot in the bottom plate and has its lower end pivotallyconnected to the reduced and bent end of the other bar as shown at 54. Asubstantially U-shaped spring 55 is placed between the bars and restsupon the bracket 51, this spring tending to hold the bars apart. Thebars 50 and 53 project a considerable dis tance above the casing andform hand grips and as will be seen, when the bars are gripped by thehand and pressure exerted upon the bars, the bar 53 will be moved towardthe bar 50, this movement of the bar 53 impart ing movement to the plate44 so that the arm 46 of this plate will cause the link 47 to swing thelever 42 upwardly so that the carriage or runner 19 and the column 22will indicate on the scale 13 the pressureexerted to move the bar 53 sothat one can tell how much grip he has in his hand. As before stated, atcertain points in the upward movement of the runner or carriage 19 thebell 23 will be sounded and the scale has its indicia thereon toindicate the point at which the bell will ring or be sounded.

A small plate 56 has a hole therein through which the rod 53 passes andthis plate is seated on the top plate and is painted the same color asthe top of the casing so as to obliterate to a marked degree the slotprovided in the top of said casing for a clearance for the bar 53 in themovement thereof.

There is also provided means for preventing the use of the machine orapparatus until a coin, such as a penny, is deposited in the same. Ashaft 57 is journaled in a bearing part 58 formed at the rear end of thebottom plate 43 and has one end bent forwardly as shown at 59 to form alock for preventing movement of the top plate 44 as said bent end willengage the rear edge of the plate 44 under the action of a spring 60which is connected with an arm 61 on the outer end of the shaft and topart of a coin chute B. The coin chute extends diagonally-from the rearend of the bottom plate through the top of the casing so that a coinplaced in the chute will drop down the same and come torest oppositeahole 62 in the bottom of the chute and through which passes a plunger63 carried by the rear part of the plate 44.

The coin will also engage a projection 65 the movement of the plate 44under the action of the handle member 53, the plunger 63 will strike'thecoin and cause it to bear against the projection 65 and thus rock theshaft so that its bent end 59 will be moved out of thepath of the topplate 44,thus permitting moveon the shaft 57 so thatat the beginning ofmoves rearwardly a projection 66 thereon will I strike a part 67 on adoor 68 which forms the lower part of the chute so that the door willswing open and thus permit the coin to drop from the chute. The spring60 acts to hold the door in closed position. of the chute is connectedto the front part by the pivot links 70 which are normally held in aposition with the rear part against the front part by the springs 71.The door is carried by the rear part and said rear part is formed with ahandle portion 7 2 at its upper end which passes through the top of thecasing so that by pressing upon this handle part the links will bepartly rotated and thus cause the rear part to move downwardly andrearwardly away from the front part. This arrangement will permit coinsthat may get caught in the chute to be released therefrom as the outwardmovement of the rear part in the door will through the chute.

From the foregoing it Will beseenthat when one grips the handle bars andexerts pressure thereon the bar 53 will be moved toward the stationarybar and this movement will be communicated to the column 22 so that saidcolumn will move upwardly in the glass tube 14, the upper end of thecolumn The rear part 69' permit such coins to drop 22 indicating on thescale 13 the amount of movement of the handle bar or the grip of thehand on the bar. Also simultaneously with.

the rise of the column 22 the images 33 will perform to be imitative ofbutting goats and I as before stated the column 22 will have theappearance in this upward movement Within the tube 14 to simulate therising of mercury in a thermometer. v

It will also be seen that the machine or apparatus cannot be actuateduntil a coin is dropped in the chute.

What is claimed is 1. In a machine of the character described,

ting action and adapted to perform opposite each other, mechanismoperable by the runner to automaticallyeifect the performance of theimages, means releasable by a cointo a runner, movable images supportedfor buti permit actuating the runner and constituting grips, and meansfor locking the last named mechanism when the runner is in lowermostposition. 5 2. In a machine of the character described, "a runner; gripmeans operative to move the runner, movable images supported for buttingaction and adapted to perform opposite each other, mechanism operable bythe runner l0 to automatically effect the performance of the images,means for locking the last named mechanism When the runner is inlowermost position, and an audible means as a signal automaticallyoperated by said first named mechanism.

-In testimony whereof I a-flix my signature.

GEORGE M. RAMSEY.

